听力

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：I expected you’d come to my birthday party yesterday．

M：I’m terribly sorry，Susan．I had to see off a friend of mine at the airport last night．

1．Why does the man apologize to the woman?

A．He had to say goodbye to his friend at the airport．

B．He didn’t go to the woman’s party last night．

C．He had to go to another city with his friend．

M：I must apologize for not meeting you at the airport this afternoon．You must have been unhappy．

W：Well，you should have let me know that you weren’t coming．

2．How does the woman feel?

A．Very glad．

B．Very painful．

C．A little angry．

W：I’m sorry to have kept both of you waiting．The car was held up in the traffic．

M：That’s all right．We just got here ourselves．

3．How many people are there in the dialogue?

A．Two．

B．Three．

C．Four．

W：You are going to New York today，aren’t you?

M：Yes．I had thought I would fly，but then I decided that taking a bus would be cheaper than driving or flying．

4．How will the man get to New York?

A．By air．

B．By bus．

C．By car．

W：Daddy，have you decided what to do tomorrow?

M：We’ll go boating if it is fine．

W：Wonderful! I’m sure it will be fine．I’ve listened to the weather report．

5．What are they going to do tomorrow?

A．They are going to listen to the weather report．

B．They will go swimming．

C．They will go boating．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

M：Excuse me，I’m trying to do some work．I’m afraid your children are making a lot of noise．Don’t they ever go to sleep?

W：I’m sorry．They are noisy．But you know it’s difficult to keep boys quiet．

M：I couldn’t work and I couldn’t sleep last night．And I was wakened by the noise they made early this morning．

W：I’m terribly sorry．You know they never listen to me．They are only afraid of their father．He’s away on business，but he’ll be back tomorrow．

M：I hope he can do something about it．

6．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．They are parent and teacher．

B．They are close friends．

C．They are neighbors．

7．What can you learn from the dialogue?

A．The man is making complaint to the woman．

B．The man is making some suggestion to the woman．

C．The man is satisfied after talking to the woman．

8．What’s not the result of the children’s noise?

A．The man couldn’t work．

B．The man couldn’t sleep．

C．The man couldn’t eat．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：Oh，come in．

W：I just dropped in to return these books．Are you getting dinner ready? Something smells good．

M：Oh，I’m just preparing some noodles．

W：I thought your wife did the cooking．

M：She did，but she said she would come home late today．

W：So you’re the cook．What are you having with the noodles?

M：Some cabbages and tomatoes．Why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?

W：Thanks，but not today．I have to hurry off．Maybe some other time．

9．Where does this dialogue take place?

A．At the man’s home．

B．In a restaurant．

C．In a company．

10．Why does the woman come to the man’s home?

A．She wants to have dinner with him．

B．She comes to return some books．

C．She wants to learn how to cook．

11．Who does the cooking now?

A．The man．

B．The woman．

C．The man’s wife．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Don’t you just love this store? Every time I go through all the things here，I always find something interesting．

W：I know what you mean．Look at this box of clothes over here．Each piece costs only one dollar．

M：Look at what I got here!

W：What? So now you’re interested in wool coats all of a sudden．The weather is too warm for it，I think．

M：No，not that．I’m talking about this jacket from the 1950s．Isn’t it nice?

W：Yes，it is．It only costs five dollars，too．

M：I think if I clean it up a little and get the button fixed，it’ll look like it’s worth a million dollars!

W：I think I’m going to buy this little skirt and then I’ll be ready to go．How about you?

M：I’m ready anytime you are．

12．What are the speakers doing?

A．Trying on clothes．

B．Buying new clothes．

C．Buying old clothes．

13．What is the man interested in?

A．A coat．

B．A shirt．

C．A jacket．

14．What can we learn about the piece of clothes the man is interested in?

A．Some buttons are missing．

B．It’s worth millions of dollars．

C．It was made in 1950．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Hi，Jane．It’s nice to see you again．I heard you went to the US during your vacation．

W：Yes．I went to New York to attend a summer course in English．

M：Wow．You were lucky．How long did you stay there?

W：About 50 days．I went there on July 5th and came back on August 25th．

M：How about the course?

W：The course was very good．The teachers were nice．They taught us to listen，speak，read and write in English，but it was mostly speaking．One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from our classes here because they are very free．You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom．You can ask the teacher questions at any time during the class，and you are welcome to share your ideas with the class．I really liked this kind of class．

M：How interesting! Maybe our teacher should try that．

15．What was the woman’s main purpose in going to New York during the vacation?

A．To learn English．

B．To visit an American family．

C．To do business．

16．When did the woman come back from America?

A．On July 5th．

B．On July 6th．

C．On August 25th．

17．What in particular did the woman like about the American classes?

A．The teachers were kind．

B．The students were quite free．

C．There were too many activities in class．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Mr．Grey was the manager of a small office in London．He lived in the country，and came to work by train．He liked walking from the train station to his office unless it was raining，because it gave him some exercise．

　　One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him，“You may not remember me，sir，but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets．I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money，and you lent me five pounds，because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success．”

　　Mr．Grey thought for a few minutes and then said，“Yes，I remember you．Go on with your story．”

　　“Well,” answered the stranger，“are you still willing to take a chance?”

18．Why did he walk from the station to his office?

A．To save money．

B．To buy something necessary．

C．To have more exercise．

19．Which of the following statements may be true?

A．The stranger once asked Mr．Grey for money．

B．The stranger and Mr．Grey knew each other very well．

C．The stranger was going to give Mr．Grey his money back．

20．What did the last sentence mean?

A．He wanted to give Mr．Grey a chance to help others．

B．He wanted to ask Mr．Grey for some more money．

C．He hoped Mr．Grey could help him to be successful in his work．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：It’s ten to four．In another half an hour, we’ll be home．

M：I’m glad we’ll be home soon．

1．When will they be home?

A．At 4∶10．

B．At 4∶20．

C．At 4∶40．

M：Good morning．I’m here to see Mr Smith．

W：Mr Smith went to Washington last Monday for a meeting and he will be back on Thursday night．If you like, you may come again on Friday morning．

2．When will Mr Smith return?

A．On Thursday night．

B．On Friday morning．

C．On Monday night．

M：Could you please tell me where I can find tennis shoes?

W：Yes．You can get them in the sportswear department on the right side of the store．

3．What does the man want to do?

A．To find his lost shoes where he played tennis．

B．To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department．

C．To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes．

M：Press eleven, please．(Pause．)Thank you．

W：You’re welcome．That’s where I’m going, too．

4．Where did this conversation most probably take place?

A．In a lift．

B．In a library．

C．In a computer room．

W：I’m such a terrible typist that I can never finish this report．

M：Would you like me to take over for a while?

5．What does the man offer to do?

A．Type the report for her．

B．Repair the typewriter．

C．Find her a typist．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

M：What can I do for you?

W：I want a skirt．Would you show me some?

M：What do you think of this expensive one?

W：I am sorry but I am afraid I don’t like it．

M：How about that one?

W：Good! How much does it cost?

M：65 dollars．

W：Only 65 dollars! That’s very cheap．

M：How many do you want?

W：I’ll take two．

6．What did the woman want to buy?

A．A cheap skirt．

B．An expensive skirt．

C．A secondhand skirt．

7．How much did the woman pay for what she bought?

A．＄65．

B．＄56．

C．＄130．

8．What are the two speakers’ relationship?

A．Husband and wife．

B．Salesman and customer．

C．Boss and secretary．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：Good morning, sir．I’m Susan Smith．I saw your job advertisement in the newspaper．It seemed very interesting．I’d like to know if the position is still open．

M：Yes, we need a secretary．Did you study shorthand?

W：Yes, I studied at a secretarial college several years ago．

M：What did you do after that?

W：I got a job at the ABC company．

M：What did you do there?

W：I was a receptionist．I answered phone calls, greeted visitors, and did some typing．

M：How long did you work there?

W：A little more than 2 years．And I liked working there．

M：Why did you leave, then?

W：There wasn’t any chance for advancement．

M：I see．Well, Miss Smith, I think we’ve covered about everything．We’ll let you know our decision by letter within a week．

W：Thank you and good-bye．

9．What job does the woman want to take?

A．She wants to work as a secretary．

B．She wants to work as a receptionist．

C．She wants to work as a typist．

10．How long did she work at the ABC company?

A．Over 2 years．

B．No more than 2 years．

C．Several years．

11．Why did she leave ABC company?

A．She didn’t like working there．

B．There wasn’t any chance for advancement．

C．The company fired her．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

W：Travel International, can I help you?

M：Yes, can you tell me the times of flights to Munich on the evening of the fifteenth, please?

W：One minute, sir．There’s one at 4：45, again at seven o’clock．

M：Could you book me one on the 4：45 flight?

W：Single or return, sir?

M：Single, please．

W：What’s your telephone number?

M：101-23544978．

W：We’ll make the booking for you, and phone you back to make sure．

M：Thank you very much, good-bye．

W：Good-bye, sir, and thank you．

12．How many flights to Munich are there on the evening of the fifteenth?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

13．Which flight does the man want to take?

A．4∶45．

B．5∶45．

C．7∶00．

14．What does the woman promise him to do?

A．Phone to tell him about the booking．

B．Send him the ticket he has booked．

C．Pick him up and take him to the airport．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Can I help you, sir?

M：I come to see what kind of insurance there is?

W：Welcome! Insurance is quite good．Pay a little money each year and you will be paid the costs if anything bad happens to you．OK．Now let me tell you what we have．We offer insurance against fire, accident fire, accidents and damage for houses, cars and so on．

M：But I’m interested in your medical insurance．

W：That’s included, too．You can have anything insured with us．

M：I’d like to know more about your medical insurance．

W：OK．How many persons do you want to cover the insurance?

M：Just myself．

W：Well, you pay only 350 dollars for the whole year．How does that sound?

M：It sounds good, but how is it going to work?

W：We pay 80 percent of the medical expenses for you．Here are some papers with explanations on payments．

M：Thanks．

15．Why does the man come to see the woman?

A．Because he is badly ill and wants to have medical insurance．

B．Because he wants to see who will pay his medical expenses．

C．Because he wants to know something about insurance, especially medical insurance．

16．How much should the man pay for the whole year if he wants to have the medical insurance for himself?

A．＄350．

B．＄250．

C．＄280．

17．How much should the insurance company pay if his medical expense is ＄800?

A．＄160．

B．＄640．

C．＄800．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　Parents, teachers, and fellow students,

　　This is the day of our graduation．Today marks the end of our studies and the beginning of a new life for all of us．We are supposed to feel happy on a day such as this, and we are supposed to be full of hope for the future．

　　We all do feel these things, but we feel much more, too．There is a great feeling of sadness among us today as we realize that this is the last time that we will all be together as members of this school．

　　However, the thing we feel most, I think, is our feeling of thanks．We have some idea of what you, our parents, have done for us, and we have some idea of all the efforts that you, our teachers, have made for us．No words can express how thankful we are to you on this day．

　　We will always remember this day and we will always remember you．Thank you from the bottom of our hearts．

18．What was the speaker?

A．A student who was about to graduate．

B．A student who graduated years ago．

C．A student who had just entered the school．

19．What made the speaker feel sad as well?

A．To have no chance to learn．

B．To begin a new life．

C．To be separated from each other．

20．What was the main purpose of the speech?

A．To say good-bye to their school．

B．To thank their parents and teachers．

C．To encourage all the schoolmates．